Home from the Hill

The wealthiest, most powerful man in his East Texas town, Wade exerts influence over people and places. A notorious womanizer, he seeks to shape Theron into a man through hunting and stern mentorship, while his fraught marriage to Hannah fuels ongoing conflict.

Wade's wife, described as scornful but beautiful, has raised Theron to depend on her and to distrust the idea of a close, cohesive family. She plays a key role in the household's dynamics and the emotional conflicts that drive Theron's estrangement.

Theron learns hunting and self-reliance under Wade and Rafe, rapidly becoming skilled and torn between family loyalty and his own independence. His love for Libby, and the pressure from his parents' troubled relationship, push him to reject the family he was raised in and leave town.

A loyal employee who becomes a steady mentor to Theron, teaching practical skills and offering a more grounded view of life than Wade's charisma. He becomes involved with Libby through her pregnancy and offers support and a sense of stability as events unfold.

Libby is from a proper family but falls for Theron, a romance complicated by Wade's reputation and her father's disapproval. She becomes pregnant, seeking marriage that would honor her love while avoiding shame for her family; ultimately, she partners with Rafe.

Libby's father, a strict and resentful man whose hostility toward Wade fuels the town's tensions. He is ultimately revealed as Wade's killer and is killed by Theron in self-defense as the film approaches its end.